Philosophies & Movements
Physical Superintelligence (PSI)
PSI's term for intelligence grounded in physical law and accountable to experiment; it is also the name of the AI-native physics research laboratory developing this approach. PSI describes human scientists setting objectives and verification criteria while AI systems conduct research campaigns, with candidate findings checked through formal proofs, simulations or physical measurements. This is the organization's stated approach, not an established generic technical category or evidence that general superintelligence has been achieved.
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Physical Superintelligence uses the term on its vision page and applies it to its own research laboratory and methods. Its scope includes theoretical physics and mathematical proofs, so the term should not be treated as a synonym for general 'physical AI,' which commonly refers to AI interacting with physical environments.